Pat McAfee's debut with ESPN's College Football Thursday Primetime broadcast team drew praise and criticism alike on Twitter as he offered his expectedly candid and enthusiastic color analysis, mentioned on many occasions that both the Cincinnati Bearcats and UCLA Bruins have Australian punters and shared the story of Nippert Stadium's namesake, Jimmy Nippert, who died from blood poisoning after suffering a spike injury in the 1920s. (Nippert Stadium was referred to during Thursday's UC-UCLA broadcast, by the way, as the "Wrigley Field of college football" - much to the delight of UC fans.
Pat McAfee trolls ESPN for misspelling name during UC-UCLA on 'College Football Primetime'
